Caisse for celebration
Da Costa, Rojas finish 1-2 for Caisse d'Epargne, Gesink remains in lead
Rui Da Costa led home a Caisse d'Epargne one-two on stage eight of the Tour de Suisse, with teammate Jose Joaquin Rojas in second and HTC-Columbia's Maxime Monfort in third. Robert Gesink (Rabobank) kept his grip on the yellow jersey.
Da Costa broke away in the final kilometres of an exhilarating stage that saw a dangerous break threaten Gesink's advantage.
"We both worked together really well," Da Costa told reporters at the finish. "In the end that helped me to the victory. The Tour de Suisse is a great event and getting a stage victory is nice. It was a hard day today but now our minds turn to the Tour de France."
The stage start in Wetzikon was overshadowed by the news that Kim Kirchen (Katusha) was rushed to hospital last night, having suffered a suspected heart attack and it took a while before the bunch sprung into action. Ahead of them was what looked liked a relatively predictable 172.km of racing, comprising of three third category climbs and an undulating finishing circuit.
With around 30 kilometres completed the day's break took shape, comprised of Tom Danielson (Garmin-Transitions), Alessandro Vanotti (Liquigas-Doimo), Maxime Monfort (HTC-Columbia), Rui Da Costa and Jose Joaquin Rojas (Caisse d'Epargne), Gregory Rast (RadioShack), Sandy Casar (Française Des Jeux), Lars Petter Nordhaug (Team Sky) and Gerald Ciolek (Milram).
With Monfort sitting just over five minutes down on Gesink the Belgian national time trial champion was a clear threat and Monfort was one of the group’s main instigators, often on the front as he took the fight to Rabobank.
Behind, the Dutch squad was forced to chase, burning matches in the early part of the stage. The gap never went over two minutes, though, and by the start of the next climb with 50 kilometres to go it was Monfort who again grabbed the initiative, impulsively attacking as his breakaway companions began to struggle.
The first to blow was Ciolek. Not a strong climber and not in the best of form, the German quickly lost ground on the difficult terrain. Monfort’s move sparked the bunch into life and Cervélo TestTeam briefly helped Rabobank, who were by now down to the bare bones.
The opposition smelt blood and with a cunning smile across his face Jakob Fuglsang (Team Saxo Bank) attacked - another Rabobank rider was sacrificed to negate the Dane's move.
Up ahead there were various attacks, chases and dropped riders. Casar, a rider who initially struggled as much as Ciolek, came back to the leaders and briefly led but with two Caisse riders in good form the numbers were stacked in their favour.
Monfort, meanwhile, continued to almost race his own race, calculating the gap he needed to challenge Gesink in tomorrow’s time trial. With 30 kilometres to go anything looked possible as the gap began to stretch to over three minutes.
A brief counter attack from Voigt and a handful of riders had Gesink scrambling for help, Garate and Mollema forced to share their leader’s burden as more teams began to heap pressure on the Rabobank star.
As the leaders reached the final 10 kilometres Rojas and Da Costa turned the screw, attacking in tandem each time a rider dared to challenge their supremacy. Eventually, though, Da Costa forced a gap and with Casar blowing for a second time, Danielson long gone, Nordhaug and Vanotti put out of their misery and Monfort almost spent, the Portuguese rider was able to build up a small lead on the final climb.
Monfort held the gap at 12 seconds but with Rojas, a fine sprinter in his own right on his wheel, the writing was on the wall.
Meanwhile, Mollema took charge of the chase nullifying attacks from Schleck and Rodriguez, to spare Gesink’s blushes and put his leader in a strong position ahead of tomorrow’s time trial.
1 | Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne | 4:10:32 |
2 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:15 |
3 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:00:19 |
4 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 0:00:34 |
5 | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin - Transitions | 0:00:39 |
8 | Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 0:01:14 |
9 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team | 0:01:16 |
10 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Edouard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Nicolas Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Kjell Carlström (Fin) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:01:22 |
40 | Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram | 0:02:19 |
41 | Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 0:02:27 |
42 | Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Juan José Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Allan Davis (Aus) Astana | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Transitions | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Martijn Maaskant NEd Garmin - Transitions (Ned) Garmin - Transitions | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team Radioshack | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:04:25 |
57 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:09:15 |
58 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Marco Corti (Ita) Footon-Servetto | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Matthew Wilson (Aus) Garmin - Transitions | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Radioshack | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Transitions | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française Des Jeux | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Footon-Servetto | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Luis Leòn Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Grégory Rast (Swi) Team Radioshack | 0:11:45 |
82 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Gert Steegmans (Bel) Team Radioshack | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Astana | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Yevgeni Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Astana | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | 0:16:19 |
90 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | 0:16:48 |
91 | Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Transitions | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test Team | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Noè Gianetti (Swi) Footon-Servetto | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Footon-Servetto | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Morris Possoni (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Team Katusha | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Dimitri Muravyev (Kaz) Team Radioshack | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
115 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Francisco Javier Aramendia Llorente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mikhaylo Khalilov (Ukr) Team Katusha | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexandre Pliuschin MOL Team Katusha | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Hayden Roulston (NZl) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniel Sesma (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Brice Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Peter Wrolich (Aut) Team Milram | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française Des Jeux | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Katusha | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo Test Team | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
1 | Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne | 25 | pts |
2 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 20 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia | 16 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 13 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 11 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 10 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin - Transitions | 9 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 8 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team | 7 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank | 6 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia | 5 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-Doimo | 4 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha | 3 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack | 2 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack | 1 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
1 | Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin - Transitions | 5 | pts |
2 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Grégory Rast (Swi) Team Radioshack | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
1 | Grégory Rast (Swi) Team Radioshack | 5 | pts |
2 | Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin - Transitions | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
1 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia | 5 | pts |
2 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin - Transitions | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
1 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia | 5 | pts |
2 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
1 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 6 | pts |
2 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne | 6 | pts |
2 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
1 | Caisse d'Epargne | 12:33:07 |
2 | Liquigas - Doimo | 0:01:35 |
3 | Sky Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:41 |
4 | Team RadioShack | 0:02:17 |
5 | Team Saxo Bank | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Quick Step | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Garmin - Transitions | 0:02:51 |
8 | Team Katusha | 0:03:28 |
9 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Team HTC - Columbia | 0:09:19 |
12 | Rabobank | 0:10:16 |
13 | Lampre - Farnese Vini | 0:11:25 |
14 | BMC Racing Team | 0:11:27 |
15 | Team Milram | 0:12:30 |
16 | AG2R - La mondiale | 0:13:25 |
17 | Française des jeux | 0:17:33 |
18 | Footon-Servetto | 0:18:15 |
19 | Astana | 0:19:26 |
20 | Omega Pharma - Lotto | 0:28:44 |
21 | Cervélo Test Team | 0:32:52 |
1 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank | 34:27:47 |
2 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:00:29 |
3 | Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:36 |
4 | Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:38 |
5 | Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha | 0:00:42 |
6 | Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:54 |
7 | Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack | 0:00:55 |
8 | Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-Doimo | 0:01:01 |
9 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 0:01:17 |
10 | Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:01:38 |
11 | Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | 0:01:40 |
12 | Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack | 0:01:48 |
13 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack | 0:02:18 |
14 | Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:02:19 |
15 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo | 0:02:24 |
16 | Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step | 0:02:57 |
18 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:03:51 |
19 | Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 0:03:58 |
20 | Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 0:03:59 |
21 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:04:08 |
22 | Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 0:04:22 |
23 | Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step | 0:05:00 |
24 | Nicolas Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:06:38 |
25 | Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin - Transitions | 0:06:58 |
26 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram | 0:08:44 |
27 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 0:09:55 |
28 | Juan José Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:10:01 |
29 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank | 0:10:30 |
30 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:11:04 |
31 | George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:12:18 |
32 | Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:14:21 |
33 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:14:47 |
34 | Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:17:03 |
35 | José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:18:02 |
36 | Luis Leòn Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:20:26 |
37 | Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:21:17 |
38 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:21:38 |
39 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:21:41 |
41 | Kjell Carlström (Fin) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:22:08 |
42 | Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana | 0:22:21 |
43 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step | 0:22:28 |
44 | Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 0:22:44 |
45 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 0:23:36 |
46 | Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step | 0:24:34 |
47 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:24:44 |
48 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:25:01 |
49 | Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank | 0:25:38 |
50 | Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank | 0:26:27 |
51 | Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Footon-Servetto | 0:27:19 |
52 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank | 0:27:22 |
53 | David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Transitions | 0:27:25 |
54 | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 0:28:18 |
55 | Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 0:30:59 |
56 | Edouard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha | 0:32:26 |
57 | Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Astana | 0:33:41 |
58 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 0:33:50 |
59 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions | 0:33:54 |
60 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram | 0:34:20 |
61 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank | 0:34:29 |
62 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team Radioshack | 0:34:36 |
63 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:36:18 |
64 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step | 0:36:27 |
65 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 0:38:14 |
66 | Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:39:31 |
67 | Martijn Maaskant NEd Garmin - Transitions (Ned) Garmin - Transitions | 0:44:39 |
68 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:44:55 |
69 | Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française Des Jeux | 0:45:11 |
70 | Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank | 0:45:14 |
71 | Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram | 0:47:37 |
72 | Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Transitions | 0:47:52 |
73 | Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:48:10 |
74 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:48:41 |
75 | Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 0:48:47 |
76 | Morris Possoni (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:49:06 |
77 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 0:50:09 |
78 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 0:51:05 |
79 | Grégory Rast (Swi) Team Radioshack | 0:51:09 |
80 | Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team | 0:51:45 |
81 | Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:52:33 |
82 | Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:53:05 |
83 | Francisco Javier Aramendia Llorente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:53:20 |
84 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | 0:53:45 |
85 | Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:55:51 |
86 | Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana | 0:56:30 |
87 | Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 0:57:01 |
88 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 1:00:23 |
89 | Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Transitions | 1:01:10 |
90 | Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 1:01:28 |
91 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank | 1:01:44 |
92 | Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step | 1:01:47 |
93 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team | 1:03:12 |
94 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas-Doimo | 1:03:16 |
95 | Allan Davis (Aus) Astana | 1:03:38 |
96 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step | 1:03:49 |
97 | Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test Team | 1:04:56 |
98 | Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 1:05:21 |
99 | Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram | 1:05:33 |
100 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team | 1:06:39 |
101 | Dimitri Muravyev (Kaz) Team Radioshack | 1:06:56 |
102 | Matthew Wilson (Aus) Garmin - Transitions | 1:07:26 |
103 | Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank | 1:07:31 |
104 | Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 1:09:06 |
105 | Marco Corti (Ita) Footon-Servetto | 1:09:14 |
106 | Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana | 1:10:35 |
107 | Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Radioshack | 1:11:36 |
108 | Yevgeni Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Astana | 1:13:16 |
109 | Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | 1:13:42 |
110 | Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Team Katusha | 1:14:46 |
111 | Gert Steegmans (Bel) Team Radioshack | 1:14:51 |
112 | Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Footon-Servetto | 1:16:23 |
113 | Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne | 1:16:24 |
114 | Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | 1:17:45 |
115 | Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 1:18:44 |
116 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 1:19:25 |
117 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step | 1:19:58 |
118 | Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram | 1:21:51 |
119 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia | 1:22:35 |
120 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia | 1:22:46 |
121 | Noè Gianetti (Swi) Footon-Servetto | 1:25:08 |
122 | Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 1:26:19 |
123 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | 1:29:17 |
1 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | 50 | pts |
2 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 50 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 43 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank | 33 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 28 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank | 27 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne | 25 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank | 24 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | 24 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Team Katusha | 24 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | 20 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 20 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia | 20 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 20 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 19 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank | 19 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia | 18 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 18 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 17 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo | 16 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 16 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 15 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 15 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step | 15 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Martijn Maaskant NEd Garmin - Transitions (Ned) Garmin - Transitions | 15 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 14 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step | 14 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha | 13 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-Doimo | 13 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack | 13 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 13 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 12 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 11 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram | 11 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Luis Leòn Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 11 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 11 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 11 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack | 10 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 10 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
40 | Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 10 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 | Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin - Transitions | 9 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
42 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team | 8 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 | Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank | 7 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
44 | Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank | 7 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
45 | Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 7 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
46 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 6 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
47 | Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step | 6 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
48 | George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team | 5 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
49 | Matthew Wilson (Aus) Garmin - Transitions | 5 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
50 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale | 4 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
51 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas-Doimo | 4 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
52 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale | 3 | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
53 | Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank | 3 | Row 52 - Cell 3 |
54 | Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 2 | Row 53 - Cell 3 |
55 | Nicolas Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 2 | Row 54 - Cell 3 |
56 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram | 2 | Row 55 - Cell 3 |
57 | Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | 1 | Row 56 - Cell 3 |
58 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step | 1 | Row 57 - Cell 3 |
59 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions | 1 | Row 58 - Cell 3 |
60 | Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling Team | -5 | Row 59 - Cell 3 |
61 | Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana | -5 | Row 60 - Cell 3 |
62 | Francisco Javier Aramendia Llorente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | -5 | Row 61 - Cell 3 |
1 | Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 49 | pts |
2 | Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 40 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank | 21 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 19 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | 18 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 15 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 13 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia | 11 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo | 10 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 10 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin - Transitions | 9 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 9 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 8 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram | 8 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Footon-Servetto | 8 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Grégory Rast (Swi) Team Radioshack | 7 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha | 7 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 6 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne | 5 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 5 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank | 5 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Martijn Maaskant NEd Garmin - Transitions (Ned) Garmin - Transitions | 5 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Francisco Javier Aramendia Llorente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 5 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | 4 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Luis Leòn Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 4 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 4 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions | 3 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 2 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 2 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 1 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
1 | Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 16 | pts |
2 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | 15 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Francisco Javier Aramendia Llorente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 12 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 9 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 7 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram | 7 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Juan José Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 6 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne | 6 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions | 6 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - Columbia | 6 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Footon-Servetto | 6 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia | 4 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Luis Leòn Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 3 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 3 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step | 3 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 3 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 3 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 3 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank | 2 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 1 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 1 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step | 1 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Martijn Maaskant NEd Garmin - Transitions (Ned) Garmin - Transitions | 1 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 1 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team | 1 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
1 | Team Saxo Bank | 103:24:40 |
2 | Team RadioShack | 0:03:42 |
3 | Caisse d'Epargne | 0:12:50 |
4 | Sky Pro Cycling Team | 0:12:56 |
5 | Liquigas - Doimo | 0:13:07 |
6 | Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 0:14:18 |
7 | Quick Step | 0:15:10 |
8 | Rabobank | 0:18:48 |
9 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:20:38 |
10 | Team Katusha | 0:27:01 |
11 | BMC Racing Team | 0:32:24 |
12 | Garmin - Transitions | 0:38:58 |
13 | Team HTC - Columbia | 0:39:49 |
14 | Lampre - Farnese Vini | 0:44:49 |
15 | Française des jeux | 0:56:31 |
16 | Team Milram | 1:14:17 |
17 | AG2R - La mondiale | 1:15:03 |
18 | Omega Pharma - Lotto | 1:17:45 |
19 | Footon-Servetto | 1:29:04 |
20 | Astana | 1:29:21 |
21 | Cervélo Test Team | 2:26:58 |
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